Connecting peripheral devices

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Guide

 

 

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Connecting to a network

 

User

Your computer comes with a built-in Ethernet interface.

 

Desktop

To connect to a network, proceed as follows:

 

 

 

 

1

Connect your 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

 

VAIO

 

Ethernet cable (not supplied) to the

 

 

Ethernet port on the back of the computer.

 

 

 

 

Sony

 

The sticker covering the Ethernet port is

 

 

there to remind customers in Germany not

 

 

to insert an ISDN cable (see caution below).

 

 

 

You can remove the sticker to use the

 

 

 

Ethernet function.

 

 

2

Go to Start, right-click My Computer and

 

 

 

select Properties.

 

 

3

Click the Hardware tab and select Device

 

 

 

Manager.

 

 

 

The Device Manager screen appears with the list of devices.

 

 

4

Under Network Adapters, right-click the name of the adapter.

 

 

5

Click Properties.

 

 

6

Under Device Usage, select Use this device (enable).

 

 

7

Click OK to close the Properties window.

 

 

 

The Ethernet connection is now enabled.

 

 

!

Connect only 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Using other cables or a telephone cable may cause a malfunction, excessive heat

 

 

or even fire in the port. If using this computer in Germany, please make sure you do not use an ISDN cable. It is physically very similar, but its higher

 

 

voltage of 12V may destroy the motherboard inside the computer.